Horse Talk with Simon Jackson: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news. MANY CLOUDS’ death after his courageous defeat of Thistlecrack in the BetBright Trial Cotswold Chase cast a gloom over Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham. Grand National winner Many Clouds inflicted the first defeat over fences of 4/9 favourite Thistlecrack who also heads the…
By Simon Jackson. Oliver Sherwood admitted he is surprised by the global interest in last year’s Crabbie’s Grand National winner Many Clouds whose intended run at Kelso today was abandoned. due to bad weather. Many Clouds is best priced at 12-1, but as short as 10-1 favourite for the 2016 National at Aintree on April…
By Simon Jackson. Many Clouds received a hero’s welcome at the Berkshire village of Lambourn on Sunday when over 1000 people turned up to applaud his victory in the Crabbie’s Grand National. The win continued a terrific campaign for the Oliver Sherwood-trained eight-year-old who earlier this season landed the Hennessy Gold Cup and BetBright Cup…
By Simon Jackson. Grand National viewers are set to enjoy a jockey’s eye view of the big race following news that last year’s winning-rider Leighton Aspell will wear a jockey-cam in the big race on Saturday. Aspell won the 2014 National on 25-1 shot Pineau De Re and this time will partner this season’s Hennessy…
By Simon Jackson. Newbury host their last meeting of the national hunt season on Thursday when they stage a six race card for the inaugural Sri Lankan Raceday. The feature race is the Class 3 £10,000 Win A Holiday To Sri Lanka Handicap Chase where the betting is headed by The Oliver Sherwood-trained last start…
By Simon Jackson. Many Clouds enhanced his claims as a leading contender for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup by landing the BetBright Cup Chase on Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham on Saturday. The eight-year-old raced close to the pace for Leighton Aspell, before taking it up at the 14th fence. He kept on well to…
By Simon Jackson. Oliver Sherwood is hopeful that Many Clouds can become a legitimate contender for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after his tenacious victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup. Sherwood has expressed surprise at how well the seven-year-old has come out of the victory at Newbury on Saturday where he stayed on well to score by…
By Simon Jackson. A stewards’ enquiry relating to the start of the Grand National has been adjourned to the British Horseracing Authority’s (BHA) headquarters in London after 39 jockeys refused to fully participate. The enquiry was held at Aintree on Saturday to see if the riders had lined up before they were invited to do…
